New Zealand Docos
New Zealand has a rich tradition of quality documentary-making. We may not be able to get Merita Mita's 'Patu' but we do have the searing social commentary of 'In A Land of Plenty' or 'Out of Sight'. Look into New Zealand's history with 'The New Zealand Wars' or 'The Toogood Years'. These are New Zealand stories made by New Zealanders and a great treasure for us here.
Pictured: The tragic story of the Wahine ferry disaster is told in 'Shipwreck! Deadly Harbour'
The Great New Zealand Fishing Scandal (2010)
Director: Guye Henderson
The Great New Zealand Fishing Scandal exposes the use of foreign factory trawlers by large NZ companies and Iwi to catch their fish quota. 45% of all... Read more
The Best of Country Calendar 2009 (2010)
New Zealand's longest running TV show, "Country Calendar", returns for the best of the 2009 series. There's the smallest dairying operation in New Zea... Read more
Chasing the Ghost: New Zealand's P Epidemic (2010)
6.1/10
Starring: Paul Holmes
An insightful and revealing TV One documentary about one of the most urgent issues facing New Zealands communities - a country with one of the worst... Read more
Wild South: Volume 8 (2010)
7.8/10
Award-winning, international filmmaker NHNZ has enthralled millions of viewers for more than three decades with their documentaries. Here is Volume Ei... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 4 (2010)
6.9/10
Starring: Judy Bailey, Temepara George, Rhys Darby, Ruben Wiki, Brendon Cole, Anika Moa, K...
From Rhys Darby's close encounters with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda to the bad boy of ballroom, Brendon Cole's altercation with a chicken in the w... Read more
Sisters From Siberia (2009)
Director: Russell Campbell
In 2006, Wellington City Councillor Stephanie Cook succeeds, after some difficulty, in adopting two sisters from a children's home in Siberia. Katya i... Read more
Barry Barclay - The Camera on the Shore (2009)
Director: Graeme Tuckett
The late Barry Barclay [Ngati Apa] was one of New Zealand's most respected filmmakers. Before his death in February 2008, Barclay was interviewed for... Read more
Birdland: Series 1 (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Paul Casserly
Starring: Jeremy Wells
A feathered tour of New Zealand, it's about birds, bird lovers and anything even slightly related to birds hosted by Jeremy Wells. From the deafening... Read more
Land of the Long White Cloud (2009)
8.2/10
Director: Florian Habicht
Filmmaker Florian Habicht returns to his home turf of Northland for "Land of the Long White Cloud", a follow-up in many ways to his 2004 documentary "... Read more
This Way of Life (2009)
8.1/10
Director: Thomas Burstyn
Starring: Colleen Karena, Peter Karena
Shot over four years, "This Way of Life" is an intimate portrait of Peter Karena and his family. Masterful in the saddle and Hollywood handsome, Peter... Read more